This is an ever expanding list of gift ideas for kiddos with special needs. If you have any suggestions, please message me or leave a comment so we can add the suggestion to the list.
Vision/Lights
Butterfly in a jar (looks too real to be fake!)
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| This butterfly has an amazing lifelike affect. Minutes after taping the lid, the butterfly continues to sporadically flutters around the jar! |
Dancing water speakers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEYw1PjUtp4
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| These speakers shoot water and light up (LED lighting) to the sound of music. This is a great item for the hearing impaired, as they "see" the beats to the music! |
Fiber optic color changing burst light
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| Great item for slow visual processing! With an on/off switch burst, you can add a battery interceptor and use with a switch! |
Magic jelly fish
https://www.amazon.com/Fascinations-Magic-Jellyfish-LED-Lights/dp/B002L28SU4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1479488670&sr=8-5&keywords=magical+jelly+fish
Mylar Balloon
Pinwheel (with a fan blowing it, and a flashlight shining on it!)
Sound Sensor lighting wire ball http://www.thegadgetexperience.com/sound-sensor-lighting-wire-ball/
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| The balls light up with different tones of voice or music. Great for the hearing impaired, to actually "see" the sounds! You can change to auto also, where the balls light up without sound activation. |
VTech Happy Lights Bear
V-tech record and learn photo album
Rope lights
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| Great visual item, that doesn't get hot, so you can place on/around child or hang around the room! |
Uncle Milton's Fireworks Light Show
Smartnoggin Noggin Stik
The Smartnoggin has cause/effect changing colors, has texture, and is a rattle! It's worth the $20!
A cause and effect, light up rattle!
Doodle Dome
Wheelchair lights, Underglow http://www.wunderglow.com/
Oggz
Oggz is a rechargeable color-morphing egg!
The Rotoprism. You can change the light speed, and colors.
Infinity Mirror
Bright Start Baby Light and Giggle Drum
Aurora Master Ocean Light
This lights up the entire room/ceiling, and makes it look like you are in the ocean (if blue). The projector also changes colors, as you wish.
Sensory/touch
Body sock
Finger paints
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| A great tool for creative exploration, as well as, sensory touch input! |
Fisher Price Giggle Gang
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| Great cause and effect toy, that giggles like a baby when ever so slightly touched! |
Moon Sand
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| Great sensory item, that never dries out! Look for Moon dough too! |
Kinetic Sand
Kinetic sand never dries out, doesn't leave residue on hands, and only sticks to itself!
oball rattle
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| Easy to grasp rattles! |
Sensory Balls
Seonsory Balls mega shapes
Site of Senses box~ http://siteofsenses.org/index.html
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| With resonating boards, the feels and hears every little movement they make! Great cause and effect learning box for visually and hearing impaired! |
Tactile touchable squares
Wall of Senses~ http://siteofsenses.org/WoS.htm
Hearing/Music Therapy
Mozart Magic Cube
Chimalong Deluxe
Touch Magic Ocean Music School
Ocean Wave Drum (Remo version)
B Picoolo Carousel Bells
Musical hand pat bells
Mini Rainmaker
Fisher Price Crawl along drum
Playskool Rocktivity drum
Sensitive touch drum
Recordable books
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| Record your voice, reading a story to your loved one! |
Ring around bells
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| Push the yellow button on the base, and the bells go in a circle to make music against the hanging ball. This is one of Kayli's Favorite toys! |
Tone Chimes
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| Another of Kayli's favorites! Tone chimes make the surrounding area vibrate! Such a calming affect for all to enjoy! |
Wrist bells
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| Great cause and effect when a child moves their arm! |
Guiro
Hohner kids 8" plastic Guiro makes different tones, depending on where you rub the stick against it!
Thunder Tube
You can control the thunder! Produces deep, vibration sounds.
Low tone play
The Original Big Joe Bean Bag (sold at Walmart)
This bag is a less expensive option for a crash pad. Price is around $40.
Caterpillar musical rocker (with or without back support)
Exercise ball (to sit or bounce on, or stand against)
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Great for leaning against, standing upright, or for laying on top of and rolling!
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Peanut Ball
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| Great for straddling, or leaning over in a crawl position |
Zero Gravity Chair
Hanging Chaise Lounge Chair
Swing
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018QEFRO/ref=wl_mb_recs_3_title $109
Indoor Hammock C Stand
FINE MOTOR PLAY
Fur Friends
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| Fur Real friends come in an assortment of animals. The cat is easy to pet (on back) which activates the cat to meow and walk. It's like a switch toy without a switch! It has an on/off button, so you could also attached a battery interceptor and use with a switch! |
Lamaze Garden Chime flowers
V-tech Learn and Dance interactive zoo
Penguin Race
Fun to watch, and great cause and effect, repetitive play! AND, you can connect it to a switch to activate!
Lamaze Totem Pole
Magnetic, easy to stack totem pole for practicing hand/eye coordination! The individual pieces also have different textures and crackle cause/effect.
ORAL MOTOR PLAY
Z-vibe
Ark's Z-vibe helps is an oral vibrator that gives awareness and sensations for oral stimulation.
